Bangalore to Chicago: time difference and best times to meet

Chicago is 11 hours 30 minutes behind Bangalore. There is no overlap between a normal working day in each city, so one side has to take the call outside working hours.

By LemCall EditorialUpdated November 3, 2026

Bangalore

16:36

Asia/Kolkata

Chicago

05:06

America/Chicago

Bangalore and Chicago time difference

This live comparison uses the current time-zone rules for both cities, so it reflects daylight-saving changes as well as the usual Bangalore and Chicago clock gap. Set your working hours below to see the practical overlap before proposing a meeting.

Hour-by-hour overlap

Each row is one hour of the Bangalore day and the matching hour in Chicago. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.

Day starts

Day ends

Bangalore	Chicago	Suitable?
12am	12pm	Working hours in Chicago only
1am	1pm	Working hours in Chicago only
2am	2pm	Working hours in Chicago only
3am	3pm	Working hours in Chicago only
4am	4pm	Working hours in Chicago only
5am	5pm	Working hours in Chicago only
9am	9pm	Working hours in Bangalore only
10am	10pm	Working hours in Bangalore only
11am	11pm	Working hours in Bangalore only
12pm	12am	Working hours in Bangalore only
1pm	1am	Working hours in Bangalore only
2pm	2am	Working hours in Bangalore only
3pm	3am	Working hours in Bangalore only
4pm	4am	Working hours in Bangalore only
5pm	5am	Working hours in Bangalore only
9pm	9am	Working hours in Chicago only
10pm	10am	Working hours in Chicago only
11pm	11am	Working hours in Chicago only

When the gap changes in the next twelve months

Sunday, March 14, 2027 — Chicago goes from 11 hours 30 minutes behind to 10 hours 30 minutes behind Bangalore.

Recurring meetings set as a fixed clock time in one city will move by an hour for the other on that date.

Public holidays to avoid

Dates where one side is off work while the other is not are the most common cause of no-shows on this route.

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — Veterans Day — Chicago is off, Bangalore is working.
Thursday, November 26, 2026 — Thanksgiving Day — Chicago is off, Bangalore is working.
Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day — Chicago is off, Bangalore is working.

Bangalore and Chicago have no shared working hours, so a recurring live meeting always costs someone their morning or their evening. Rotating the burden, or moving the update to written form, is usually the better answer.

Sending a booking link avoids the arithmetic entirely: each side picks a time in their own zone and both calendars get the correct local time, including after a daylight-saving change. See how LemCall handles cross-timezone bookings.

Frequently asked questions

What is the time difference between Bangalore and Chicago?: Chicago is currently 11 hours 30 minutes behind Bangalore. That changes to 10 hours 30 minutes behind on Sunday, March 14, 2027, when one side shifts for daylight saving.
When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Bangalore and Chicago?: There is no hour where both cities are inside normal working hours, so one side has to take the call early or late.
How many hours do Bangalore and Chicago overlap?: Zero, on a standard 9–18 working day in each city.
Does daylight saving change the Bangalore–Chicago gap?: Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 1 time: Sunday, March 14, 2027 (11 hours 30 minutes behind becomes 10 hours 30 minutes behind).
Are there public holidays that affect Bangalore–Chicago meetings?: Yes. The next is Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — a public holiday where Chicago is, but a normal working day in Bangalore.

Nearby pairs

Sources

1.IANA. Time Zone Database
2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved 2026-11-03